Modi (Meteora)

Modi
Modestos
Μόδι
Modi or Modestos Rock (right half of the photo). Surloti Rock is on the left.
Highest point
Elevation584.5 m (1,918 ft)[1]
ListingRock formations of Greece
Coordinates39°42′57″N 21°37′47″E / 39.7158188°N 21.6296873°E / 39.7158188; 21.6296873[2]
Geography
Modi Modestos is located in Greece
Modi Modestos
Modi
Modestos
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitTrikala
SettlementKalabaka

Modi (Greek: Μόδι), Modestos or Agiou Modestou (Greek: Αγίου Μοδέστου) is a rock in the Meteora rock formation complex of Thessaly, Greece.[3]

Monastery of St. Modestus

The Monastery of St. Modestus (Agiou Modestou, Αγίου Μοδέστου) was built around the 12th century on Modesto (Modi) Rock. It was first mentioned in a 12th-century letter and was also mentioned in 1614. The monastery ruins (39°42′53″N 21°37′46″E / 39.714796°N 21.629437°E / 39.714796; 21.629437 (Monastery of St. Modestus)) can still be found on Modi Rock.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Μετέωρα: Ικριωματικά καταφύγια" (PDF). Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (Τμήμα Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχανικών). December 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  2. ^ "Node: ‪Μόδι‬ (3830653313)". OpenStreetMap. 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  3. ^ "Meteora, Rock climbing". theCrag. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  4. ^ "Μετεωρικές μονές: Συμβολή στον απαιτούμενο και ευκταίο διάλογο". Σπυρίδων Βλιώρας (Προσωπική ιστοσελίδα) (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-06-02.


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